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Jewelry Business

What happens when you get hundreds of jewelry-making artists together in one place? You get Bead Fest Philadelphia, the largest beading and jewelry-making event in the eastern United States! Seed beads, cabochons, and components from Beyond Beadery I'm lucky that I live just a day's drive away...

Lately, it seems that no matter what I do or where I go in life, my beads follow me. Even after finishing my 200-hour yoga teacher training program back in March, the beads are following me into my yoga and meditation practice -- last weekend, I taught a workshop on how to make your own mala (meditation...

Do you remember where you were 6 years ago, in August of 2007? I certainly do: I was five months pregnant with my son, and I was starting to make plans for launching my own jewelry business. Also that summer, I remember the launch of a new online beading community: Beading Daily! I can hardly believe...

Welcoming a New Jewelry Designer A few weeks ago, I had an email from a new jewelry designer. She enjoys working on projects like Leslee Frumin's right-angle weave necklace, Puttin' on the Ritz. (Her version is pictured at left; instructions are in Beadwork February/March 2007 ). She also enjoys...